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  Issue Number 12 • Tuesday, March 11, 2025  

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Campus Champion

Grounds Facilities Operations Assistant Mikel Withers works behind the scenes, plowing snow, mowing lawns and doing all the other necessary things that people only notice when they’re not done. But in January he was thrown into the spotlight due to an unexpected storm. Heavy snow made the Graham Avenue hill slick enough that cars stalled while making the climb. Mikel, plowing the sidewalk when he saw the vehicles, exited his tractor and helped push them up the hill. He did it because, as Mikel said, “It needed to be done.” With several students helping, he got traffic safely underway again. 

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Tuesday, March 11

SafeZone Workshop: Learn to better understand injustice based on sexual orientation and gender and how to be better allies to the LGBTQ+ community. Part of the Spring 2025 Ally Development Workshops. 3 to 5 p.m., Corey Union Fireplace Lounge.

Wednesday, March 12 

Fulbright Awards: Professors’ Reflections and Student Opportunities: Panel discussion on the transformative experiences made available to both students and professors through the Fulbright Awards. Organized by the Interdisciplinary International Studies Program. Noon to 1 p.m., Corey Union, Room 209. 

Sandwich Seminar: Communicate, Agitate, Motivate: The Role of PR in the Fight for Women’s Rights: This lecture aims to uncover the vital role of public relations in the women's Suffrage movement.12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. 

Safe Spring Break: Stop by to check out how to be safe on spring break. Free items will be given away. Organized by Prevention and Wellness and Wellness Peer Educators. 1 to 3 p.m., Student Life Center, Lobby. 

Study Abroad 101: A weekly information that goes through the entire study abroad process from program selection and application process to scholarships, course approvals and more. 3 to 4 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. 

Thursday, March 13 

Sandwich Seminar: What is a Culturally Responsive “Science of Reading?”: This presentation offers an overview of culturally responsive and sustaining literacy practices that align with the current movement termed the science of reading. Noon to 1 p.m., Old Main, Room 220. 

Monday, March 17 

Spring Break: Have fun, be safe and enjoy a little time away from class! Monday, March 17, through Friday, March 21. 

Tuesday, March 25 

Girls Online:  An Investigation of the Creepypasta Phenomenon from Slenderman to “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” and “Host: Moderator Caroline K. Kaltefleiter will join a panel of communication, media and cinema studies students to discuss how the digital age ushered in a new era of cultural phenomena, with the internet serving as a breeding ground for the proliferation of viral content and the emergence of unique subcultures. 4:30 to 5 p.m., Sperry Center, Room 105.



Spain gets double dose of Red Dragon Fulbright winners

Two recent grads are teaching in the country after being chosen for the highly competitive federal grants. read more


Women’s History event honors Pauli Murray’s impact on America

Nationally known activist Murray was the aunt of Distinguished Alum Rosita Stevens-Holsey ’65. read more



Capture the Moment

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It's a season of champions for Cortland athletics. The women’s basketball team won its second SUNYAC title in three years and ninth overall after defeating SUNY New Palz. The men’s basketball team is also tops in the conference after beating New Palz, while the men's and women's indoor track and field teams took home their respective SUNYAC championships as well. The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both made history by winning their first-ever combined State University of New York Athletic Conference-Allegheny Mountain College Conference (SUNYAC-AMCC) championships.


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Faculty/Staff Activities

Alexandru Balas published a book chapter in the edited volume of "EU Geopolitical Actorness in a Changing World." read more

Erik Lind had an article published in the Journal of Sports Sciences. read more

Mechthild Nagel and Seth Asumah have been informed their monograph is a finalist for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Education category. read more

John Suarez designed and co-facilitated two student-focused civic engagement workshops at the March 1 Empire State Service Corps Summit in Syracuse, N.Y. read more

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